Category Archives: Human Rights

Storm over Israeli ‘abuse’ photos

al-Jazeera: A former Israeli soldier has sparked controversy after posting pictures of herself on Facebook posing with bound and blindfolded Palestinian prisoners. The photographs show Eden Abergil positioned provocatively with the men, prompting lurid comments from other users of the popular … Continue reading

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Rights groups attack Israeli bill to shut down military critics

[Israeli supporters argue that Israel is the “only democracy in the Middle East: yet… The Guardian – Excerpts: Israeli human rights groups say they are deeply concerned about a newly proposed bill that could shut down any organisation that investigates … Continue reading

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Jesse Ventura on Waterboarding

Watch this video. It’s delicious. He owns Hasselbeck on The View! And enjoy the image, its from Jesse “The Body” Ventura’s role in “Predator” back in 1987. By the way, I write to you from Orange County, California and it’s … Continue reading

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Iranian-American Student Detained in Iran for thesis-research

This could have been any one of us. Read about it here. Sign the petition here. And here is the website devoted to her plight.

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Proud to be Californian

Today is the first day the State of California is issuing license certificates to same-sex couples. Be proud… I am. If you don’t like the idea of gay marriage, then don’t participate in one. It’s really that simple. By the … Continue reading

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Rape in Saudi Arabia, Selective Justice by the US

So get this, a 19-year-old young woman was in a car with a young man, which is illegal in Saudi Arabia because the two were not married, and were both attacked and raped by 7 men. 4 of the 7 … Continue reading

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Evaluating Ahmadinejad at Columbia… (& Videos of the Q & A)

The western press keeps highlighting the fact that the president of Columbia University said that Ahmadinejad acted like a “petty and cruel dictator.” Sen. Joe Lieberman said he shouldn’t have even been allowed into the US as he has “blood … Continue reading

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Another student tased on campus

There are 2 versions of this video, the shorter one leaves out his questions, one of which was awesome. It went something like why doesn’t Kerry impeach Bush for the war when Clinton was impeached for a “blow job.” See … Continue reading

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